diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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+Thank you for taking the time to submit a pull request!
+
+To maximize the chances of acceptance:
+
+- [ ] The title of your PR should briefly describe the change.
+- [ ] The body of your PR should contain `Fixes #issue-number` (if relevant).
+- [ ] Commit/merge messages to be included in NEWS.md should begin with `-`.
+- [ ] Code should follow the tidyverse [style guide](https://style.tidyverse.org).
+- [ ] Documentation should use roxygen2, with Markdown syntax.
+- [ ] Contributions should include unit tests (using `testthat`).
+
+For more information see [Contributing](/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: serocalculator
 Type: Package
 Title: Estimating Infection Rates from Serological Data
-Version: 1.2.0.9005
+Version: 1.2.0.9007
 Authors@R: c(
   person(given = "Peter", family = "Teunis", email = "p.teunis@emory.edu", role = c("aut", "cph"), comment = "Author of the method and original code."),
   person(given = "Kristina", family = "Lai", email = "kwlai@ucdavis.edu", role = c("aut", "cre")), 
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 ## New features
 
 * Added template for reporting Issues 
-(adapted from https://github.com/bcgov/ssdtools) (#270)
+(from `usethis::use_tidy_issue_template()`) (#270)
+
+* Added template for pull requests 
+(from <https://github.com/bcgov/ssdtools>) (#265)
 
 ## Developer-facing changes